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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

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  1. nutterjr
    Oct 1, 2010
    8
    Unravels through excellent sound and picture editing, superb acting from Gene Hackman, and of course Coppola; a true auteur of a director who during the same year also made the unforgettable Godfather II.
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86 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critics

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
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  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Don Druker
    80
    Gene Hackman excels in Francis Ford Coppola's tasteful, incisive 1974 study of the awakening of conscience in an "electronic surveillance technician."
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    As he is played by Gene Hackman in The Conversation, an expert wiretapper named Harry Caul is one of the most affecting and tragic characters in the movies.
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  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Angie Errigo
    100
    Another great, landmark American film of the '70s.
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